Verdict

Jury finds that nursing home chain’s scheme to increase its occupancy rate by recruiting psychotic patients from VA Hospital led to a trail of violence resulting in five resident hospitalizations and serious permanent injury.

Verdict

Jury finds Beverly Enterprises, largest nursing home corporation in the country, responsible for gross neglect and causing resident death from infected pressure sore that penetrated the bone.

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Verdict

Zuric Financial to pay damages in precedent setting case.

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Settlement

September 2009: Court approves a record setting settlement for a 32 year old man who suffered paralysis when a defective air jack exploded.

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Settlement

Severe expense reductions by large corporate nursing home chain (Senior Living Properties) leads to horrific bedsore and systemic neglect.

Verdict

Jury finds that imporer intubation in hospital leads to severe brain injury and death.

Settlement

Resident dies from cardia tamponade residing in South Oklahoma nursing facility.

Verdict

Jury finds Mariner Health Care, Inc., the fourth largest nursing home chain in the U.S., negligent. Resident found hanged to death in unauthorized wheelchair lap restraint.

Settlement

National nursing home company’s indifference causes gangrene and death of helpless Resident.

Verdict

Jury finds nursing home chain’s neglect of Alzheimers Resident was malicious – awards damages to Estate for pain, suffering and punitive damages.

Settlement

Resident dies from dehydration, malnutrition and Stage IV decubitus ulcer.

Arbitration Award

Corporate indifference for systemic breakdown in nursing home care resulting in deadly neglect ends in Award.

Settlement

On eve of trial, Horizon’s CMS Healthcare Corporation settles case arising out of massive bedsore and gross neglect.

Verdict

Jury finds largest nursing home chain in Texas grossly negligent in rape by employee previously fired for abuse.

Settlement

Understaffed facility grossly neglected Resident, resulting in fractures, malnutrition and severe bedsores.

Settlement

Resident strangled due to improperly applied vest restraints.

Settlement

Diabetic Resident suffered severe dehydration at nursing home.

Settlement

Resident dies from malnourishment, dehydration and severe decubitus ulcers.

Settlement

75 year old victim injured in an 18 wheeler collision.

Verdict

A unanimous jury determined employer was negligent and 100% responsible for causing a flash fire that severely injured an employee.

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Arbitration Award

Arbitration panel awarded the Estate of Voncil Sherrod compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees, as a consequence of injuries suffered as a result of negligent and reckless conduct by her nursing home provider.

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Settlement

Resident fell over 50 times in two years suffering lacerations and a fracture.

Settlement

Staff failed to properly care for Resident resulting in pressure sores, dehydration and malnutrition.

Settlement

80 year old nursing home resident dies from strangulation when he was restrained in his wheelchair by staff for their own convenience.

Verdict

Jury finds Terminix and owner of resident care center negligent – awards Estate damages for pain and suffering caused by thousands of ant bites endured for six hours.

Settlement

Nursing home negligence leads to Resident’s death by asphyxiation caused by food in the larynx.

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